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Control People Lives Sth Control/Control Of/Over Editor Newspaper

Idx 0713
Keyword control
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence These people want to control over our lives.
Correct Sentence These people want to control our lives.
These people want control over our lives.
Cloze Error Sentence These people want [[to control over]] our lives.
Cloze Sentence These people want [[to control/control over]] our lives.
Cloze Answer to control/control over
Choices to control over | to control | control over
Explanation

control sth (verb) WITHOUT of/over: 'It's usually the editor who controls what goes into a newspaper.' 'The security forces are no longer able to control the situation.'

control of/over sth (noun): 'It's usually the editor who has control over what goes into a newspaper.' 'The security forces have lost control of the situation.'

lose control (of sth ), WITHOUT the, his, my, etc: 'In 1993 Roseberg lost control of the company after a surprise takeover bid.'

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